Modified live virus vaccines are one of the best ways to prevent and control PRRSV today, but PRRS cases continue to be a problem. When testing for PRRSV though, its hard to tell if a positive test is from the live vaccine or from the wild type. In this episode Dr. Guarav Rawal talks about his MLV vaccine specific PCR assay that can detect the presence of a vaccine virus in a sample and what that can mean for the swine industry.
Meet the guest:
Dr. Gaurav Rawal is a Virology Lab Manage...
U.S. beef exports continued at a red-hot pace in June, topping $1 billion for the fifth time this year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
- While the growth in beef exports has been largely driven by major Asian markets such as South Korea, China/Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, exports are also trending higher in the ASEAN region, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East.
USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the rebound...
On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) proposed rule in the Federal Register, which proposes requirements for organic poultry and livestock living conditions, care, transport, and slaughter.
- The goal is to promote a fairer and more competitive market for organic livestock producers by making sure that certified USDA livestock products are produced to the same consistent standard.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack enco...
Although it sounds like the title of a movie about Vikings, we’re talking about an international apprehension operation. The seventh edition of Silver Axe, Europol’s (the European Union's law enforcement agency) annual operation targeting illegal pesticides identified the new trends emerging on the black market.
- The operational activities focused on seaports, airports, and other entry points, though it’s also been monitoring online shops. They led to ten arrests, the seizure of 1,150 tons of ...
Where are the outbreaks of African Swine Fever taking place around the globe? What are the perspectives for various countries? And how often in history did the ASF virus cross the Atlantic?
- To answer these questions, we have the SowBridge series – a U.S. educational program for swine producers that aims to increase productivity and the understanding of important topics in the swine industry.
Regarding ASF, it is more remarkable how the dynamics vary by country and continent. That is to say...
We’re not sponsored by the TV show, but the title rings true with this news. The Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act, introduced by Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Elise Stefanick (R-NY), would blacklist China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea to block them from buying U.S. agriculture companies and farmlands.
- The justification is that China's efforts to influence American agriculture threaten national security, and the U.S. can't risk allowing adversaries to get mo...
No, the country isn’t returning home after crashing on a friend’s couch for a couple of weeks. The question is whether China is moving back into the U.S. pork market. The best guess is yes, and in a meaningful way sometime this fall, as prices ease downwards and production increases. Hog prices are up substantially in China, presumably because production is dropping as massive herd liquidation is being completed and baby pig prices are rising. The facts evidence the drop-off in pork production a...